Just back from the vascular surgeon and feel much better after consulting with him. Rose went with me and he left me with decision of what to do next. The studies that were done in the Vascular Center at Barnes two weeks ago showed 20% or so blockage in my right leg, which is causing the pain in that leg. There is some blockage on my left leg but not severe. The surgeon will do an angiogram to see if he can fix the problem with a balloon and/or a stent. That procedure requires an overnight hispital stay and a 48 hour recuperation period. If more invasive surgery is called for, it would be scheduled some time after the angiogram. Surgery would mean 4-5 day hospital stay and 4-6 week recovery time. Meanwhile the doctor said I can go ahead and exercise, walk, and ride the exercycle but he said don't do it to the point of agony. I was reassured by this and will probably go ahead and have the angiogram done.

The snow and cold weather in Louisville has been hard on Scott. His electricity was out for seceral days last week. The boys were off school but were with their mother whose power was on. With no school and their Wii, they were happy. Scott had to go to Mt. Vernon, Il. to get a generator. He was back an hour and half when the power came back on. There was still no school today.

More later.